How to build the ultimate v6 f-body

[Forced_Firebird]

Been working on this car for a customer. He shipped it from VA to have us to do a hybrid swap and it's gotten a little out of hand to say the least lol.

There's a lot of pics, so will only post a couple at a time...

Bought a complete 3500 and added a 3400 upper manifold...




Polished the valve covers...



Stainless valves, titanium retainers, new hardened locks, LS6 valve springs with modified seats and a full port jobber...

[Forced_Firebird]

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65mm TB with a CNC machined adapter flange...





and a base-line dyno...

[Forced_Firebird]

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Then the parts started showing up!

[Forced_Firebird]

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[enzia35]

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MOAR. Damn those parts look nice.

[96blackmaro]

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That is quite the pile there, how much is he paying for all of that?

[1997Canadian3.8]

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Hot damn.... That is the most beautiful pile of parts I've ever seen LOL

[joeman1369]

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Makes me wish i was ballin' so I could put that much money into my car all at once

[Forced_Firebird]

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This has been almost 4years in the making, two of which was collecting the parts.

[Forced_Firebird]

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Aluminum drum brake conversion...





Restored the third member, relocated pan hard, lower control arms converted to tubular, and tubular torque arm.

[ssms5411]

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Looking good.

[Bird_Of_Prey]

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Wow. What's the goal?

[vanbibber]

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why keep the drum breaks?

[Forced_Firebird]

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Conservative goals. Just over 200 reliable whp would be perfect, and losing as much weight as possible.

Drum brakes are lighter and with the LS1 brakes up front and converting to aluminum drums should even things out.

[Forced_Firebird]

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Walbro pump....



Powdercoating on drums look good with the wheels!



Then on to converting to OBD1 so the car can be tuned. The ECM to replace the PCM is from a 1992 Lumina FWD.